.40 cal Piggy

[Jhightow]

Well, I finally found the pigs. Walked in about a quarter mile with a buddy after work. We were chasing squirrels on our way in and before we got to where we were going, the pigs came down the hill on top of us. Four of them at 15 yards and I shot first and he shot just a touch too late. I should have counted down to firing and there might have been two tasty critters down. Try again on Monday and see what happens.

Alex

 

[Brokennock]

Good job. Congratulations.

If you don't mind, what was your load, how far (if at all) did piggy travel before dropping dead, any postmortem information gained?

 

[Jhightow]

Thanks! Load was 30 grains of homebrew black powder with a bore butter lubed t-shirt patch and .395 cast round ball.

Pig dropped like a sack of bricks from the head shot...downside was the ball traveled through the back of the skull and lodged in the offside scapula. Normally, that would be a good thing, but I don't typically play with spinal fluid, so I left a lot of neck meat that would have otherwise been excellent for the pot.
Upside was that I got 12-14 inches of penetration with that load and full weight retention on the ball. Other upside is that smoked pig is tasty.

I can add some images of that as long as there are no qualms about the amount of blood.

Alex

 

[Stykbow]

Looks like you gave that one a terminal headache! Good shooting.

 

[Patocazador]

The only good hog is a dead hog.

 

[Sparkitoff]

Sounds like a good conclusion to an opportunity!

 

[bushytail]

Congratulations on your ! You brought home a lot more meat than a few 🐿.

 

[Jhightow]

Sounds like a good conclusion to an opportunity!

Y'all might not believe this but some friends and I went to get Chinese for lunch the day before the hunt, and the fortune cookie said"You will be surprised by a special opportunity on Thursday." We found the pigs on Thursday

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Well, I finally found the pigs. Walked in about a quarter mile with a buddy after work. We were chasing squirrels on our way in and before we got to where we were going, the pigs came down the hill on top of us. Four of them at 15 yards and I shot first and he shot just a touch too late. I should have counted down to firing and there might have been two tasty critters down. Try again on Monday and see what happens.

Alex

Congratulations. That is on my bucket list of hunts to take...

 

[Ninering62]

Nic

Well, I finally found the pigs. Walked in about a quarter mile with a buddy after work. We were chasing squirrels on our way in and before we got to where we were going, the pigs came down the hill on top of us. Four of them at 15 yards and I shot first and he shot just a touch too late. I should have counted down to firing and there might have been two tasty critters down. Try again on Monday and see what happens.

Alex

Nice. Congrats. I discovered the .40 fast twist a few yrs ago & now have one in a sidelock & one in an in-line.